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San Diego Canyonlands (SDCL) is a local, non-profit conservation organization whose mission is “to promote, protect and restore the natural habitats in San Diego County’s canyons and creeks by fostering education and ongoing community involvement in stewardship and advocacy, and by collaborating with other organizations.” SDCL is seeking applicants for a GIS internship to aid its Canyon Enhancement Planning (CEP) Program, aimed at restoring and “sewing together” San Diego’s 200+ urban canyons into the San Diego Regional Canyonlands Park. This is a great opportunity for students or recent graduates looking to apply their GIS skills to aid local stewardship/conservation efforts in the San Diego region.
Internship Description
Under the direction of the Programs Manager, intern’s responsibilities will include:
• Use combination of regional planning data, heads-up digitization and geo-processing methods to produce a comprehensive layer of canyon areas within the City of San Diego. Work with SDCL staff and partners to determine CEP program priority of each canyon area.
• Liaise with local volunteer stewardship group leaders to map stewardship areas and collect other project information.
• Produce canyon area reference maps using public GIS data (including ownership, infrastructure, parcels, MHPA, conservation easements, etc.) to assist Friends Group project planning and SDCL grant applications.
• Collaborate with SDCL staff and Friends Group leaders/members; when necessary, conduct site visits to canyons to ground-truth data.
• Aid with testing/deployment of SDCL canyon safety reporting smartphone app.
• Provide other GIS assistance as required by SDCL Programs Manager.
Desired Qualifications
• Recent graduate or student working towards undergraduate or graduate degree in Geography, Urban Planning, Environmental Sciences, Environmental Engineering, Landscape Architecture or related field.
• Proven experience with ArcGIS Desktop and training/coursework in fundamentals of GIS and GIS applications is required. Experience on GIS projects is a definite plus.
• Training/coursework in geography, sustainability, environmental science/studies or related field is recommended.
• Ability to hike and perform physical work on uneven terrain, in challenging conditions, may be required.
• Ability to work independently and follow-through with assigned tasks.
• Keen interest in issues of urban sustainability and local conservation efforts is a definite plus.
• OTHER: Access to a personal laptop PC and mobile phone is required. Access to personal vehicle is a plus.
Position Details
• Compensation: This is currently an unpaid internship position, although students may be able to earn college credit. Ask your student advisor for more information about your school’s internship-for-credit opportunities.
• Schedule: This is expected to be a 6-month internship, approximately 12 hours/week, flexible schedule. Intern will be able to work from choice of SDCL office, home, school, etc. Some evening/weekend work may be required when corresponding with group leaders.
Learn More About SDCL’S Work
• Homepage: www.sdcanyonlands.org
• History: www.sdcanyonlands.org/history
• Our People: www.sdcanyonlands.org/about/leadership/staff
• CEP Program: www.sdcanyonlands.org/programs/canyon-enhance-planning
To Apply Applications are due Friday, January 25, 2013. To apply, please email the following application materials (all in PDF format) to SDCL Programs Manager Will Anderson at will@sdcanyonlands.org: (1) Cover letter (one page maximum) describing relevant experience and career interests; (2) Resume (2 pages maximum); (3) portfolio of GIS work examples, (4) Academic transcript (unofficial copies or screenshots are OK), and (5) List of 2-3 professional or academic references.
http://www.sdcanyonlands.org/images/pdfs/Jobs/sdcl_gis_internship_2013.pdf